Au City
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Fabien Cantin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 12th minute, Christian Minaud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elegance Dijon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Thierry Agnel sent off a good shot on target. After 15 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stéphane Gaudy who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Elegance Dijon's Stéphane Gaudy to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Elegance Dijon's Fabien Cantin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Minaud got free with Julio Vera in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Rinaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Christian Minaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabien Cantin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Elegance Dijon got a freekick which was hit by Bruce Pawlak. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Elegance Dijon from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi got control of the ball when Luis Andino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eddy Brayer kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dave Rinaldi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabien Cantin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabien Cantin scored 3-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Minaud's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Elegance Dijon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daryl Douville didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th match minute, Elegance Dijon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daryl Douville to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute Fabien Cantin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro got a free kick in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dave Rinaldi. That made the score 3-2 in the 80 minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Stéphane Gaudy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Fabien Cantin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ecuador! In the 96th match minute, Elegance Dijon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daryl Douville to maneuver through the defense.
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